h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

why would I be sucking up? I think the one in the middle is cuter - if that helps.

I'm sure Richard's girlfriend would have some issues with that.

B

The Middle One? How many does he have? NURSE! Tissues please, we got a gusher.

I'll get my coat...

OK, lewd comments about pictures of my friends wasn't really the objective here.

B

Master B, buy a set of hair clippers (about £20-30 from Argos will get you a good set) I find that a shave down to grade 1 is perfect.
If you grow it too long it keeps getting in your mouth (the 'tash that is) and I personally have a problem not chewing it.

BTW, I shaved my goatee off last year and got moaned at by my other half until I grew it back again. But I have a round face and am quite a large chap - so a goatee definitely suits me.

I had to put up with Rolf Harris jibes for quite some time though.

Can ya tell what it is yet?

Thanks for that, Orcus. I've already got some clippers to keep my skinhead in order, so when I get the appropriate length I'll set them loose on it. I, too, have a round face and am of the overweight persuasion (hmm...could have something to do with endless sitting in front of h2g2 eating crisps), so am quietly optimistic here. Big man + beard = funny or sexy. Phil Jupitus, Chris Moyles, Johnny Vegas etc.

Women do like goatees then? I seem to be getting a much more positive response than I thought I would.

B

You have lovely eyes Master B. I say go for it.

Definately yes!

Stubble and beards can look very attractive, but they bring me out in a rash if I get too close to them

Fortunately my husband is clean shaven.

I find supposedly clean shaven men bring me out in a rash - unless they've only jusrt shaved. A nice longish beard is much gentler. Tickly rather than scratchy.

Agree with all said - kissing someone who hasn't shaved for three days is very painful...

As for me, it depends on the person. Go on, hit me for being sick and twisted, but Rowan Atkinson's beard in Blackadder II does it for me.

There is a saying in Holland: A kiss without beard is like an egg without salt.

I have the beard (colored pepper and salt), but I like my eggs without salt (except salt bacon).

Now I don't like eggs...

When Grandad grows a beard (ginger & white ) it's a real pillow-case ripper, and never gets soft & He looks so good with a goatee as well

My dad had a beard when I was little, then he shaved it off and I hated it - I insisted he had to fish it out of the sink and stick it back on again. Now he has a beard again at the ripe old age of 43, because he thinks it makes him look more distinguished and professorial.

Just thought I would defend Moonglum at this point, being my husband, hes obviously not a female.

As he has a beard and you don't particularly have one at this point, I would have thought he would be welcome here.

Perhaps when your beard grows you will develop a sense of humour!

Its standard procedure on the www, put up photos of anyone, will get piss taken out of them, did you really expect anything else?!

One tip, if you do grow the beard and then decide you don't like it, watch out for summer suntans before shaving it off. I know from bitter, bitter experience that there is nothing worse than wandering around with a deep tanned face and a bright white chin

Beards good when restrained.
Here is a phenomenon. Tho' Queex will say he wants to grow his so large you could lose a goat in it, he has never managed to get rid of the weird symmetrical bald patches that occur (and that he denies exist.)

Grow one, B, you need more hair- you look a little too well-scrubbed.

Yep, grow one... and wether they like it or not:

I am of the male persuasion, I´ve been having a goatee for the last 7 years and allthough my girlfriends just hates beards she couldn´t even imagine me without one. So she insists I keep it.

While being on vacation last year I accidently shave a bit out of it and was toying with the thought of taking it completely off (a sort of half-side goatee gets a lot of odd looks). I got yelled at on the phone for about half an hour...

And besides for people like us being short of hair, but havin losts of round shapes incorporated in our bodies it really adds to overall appearance.

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Warning... growth of a beard may make you look 5-10 years older.

Someone estimated me at 35 when I was 25 It was shaved off the next day.

I worry less these days